Ronald Toby is a historian of early modern Japan. Professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, he is most known for his work on the [[Korean embassies to Edo]], and on representation and conception of foreigners in [[Edo period]] Japan. | Ronald Toby is a historian of early modern Japan. Professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, he is most known for his work on the [[Korean embassies to Edo]], and on representation and conception of foreigners in [[Edo period]] Japan. |